Cowboy Bebop Episode Runtime Comparison (Minutes)
Compare all 26 Cowboy Bebop sessions by runtime in minutes. Each 1998 Sunrise episode runs 24 minutes, with full titles, air dates and total series time.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1: Asteroid Blues (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Oct 23 1998 premiere. Spike and Jet chase Asimov. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 2: Stray Dog Strut (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Apr 3 1998. WOWOW Oct 30 1998. Ein appears. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 3: Honky Tonk Women (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Apr 10 1998. Faye Valentine debuts. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 4: Gateway Shuffle (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Nov 13 1998. Ganymede shuttle hijack. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 5: Ballad of Fallen Angels (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Nov 20 1998. Spike faces Vicious in church. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 6: Sympathy for the Devil (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Nov 27 1998. Child player Wen and Zebra crew. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 7: Heavy Metal Queen (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Apr 17 1998. Trucker VT helps chase Decker. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 8: Waltz for Venus (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Apr 24 1998. Rocco and Pico on Venus. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 9: Jamming with Edward (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo May 1 1998. Edward Wong debuts. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 10: Ganymede Elegy (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo May 8 1998. Jet meets Alisa. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 11: Toys in the Attic (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo May 15 1998. Blob creature on Bebop. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 12: Jupiter Jazz Part 1 (1998) Part 1 of 2. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo May 22 1998. Search for Julia on Callisto. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 13: Jupiter Jazz Part 2 (1998) Part 2 of 2. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo May 29 1998. Gren past revealed. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 14: Bohemian Rhapsody (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Jun 5 1998. Chessmaster hackers. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 15: My Funny Valentine (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Jun 12 1998. Faye debt and Whitney. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 16: Black Dog Serenade (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Feb 12 1999. Jet faces ex partner Fad. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 17: Mushroom Samba (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Feb 19 1999. Ed and Ein desert trip. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 18: Speak Like a Child (1998) Aired in TV Tokyo first run and WOWOW full run. | 24 minutes | TV Tokyo Jun 19 1998. Faye VHS tape search. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 19: Wild Horses (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Mar 5 1999. Jet repairs Bebop with Doohan. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 20: Pierrot Le Fou (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Mar 12 1999. Spike hunted by Pierrot. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 21: Boogie Woogie Feng Shui (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Mar 19 1999. Ancient gate stone tale. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 22: Cowboy Funk (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Mar 26 1999. Teddy Bomber and Andy. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 23: Brain Scratch (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Apr 2 1999. SCRATCH cult and Dr Londes. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 24: Hard Luck Woman (1998) Skipped by TV Tokyo. First aired on WOWOW. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Apr 9 1999. Ed leaves. Faye returns. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 25: The Real Folk Blues Part 1 (1998) Part 1 of 2. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Apr 16 1999. Syndicate war starts. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Duration 24 min per ep |
| Session 26: The Real Folk Blues Part 2 (1998) Finale runs 24 min like other sessions. | 24 minutes | WOWOW Apr 23 1999 finale. Spike vs Vicious. | Bandai/Sunrise broadcast: 24 min; MyAnimeList Episode 26 Duration 00:24:00 |
About this converter
Cowboy Bebop ran as 26 TV sessions in 1998 to 1999 from Sunrise with Bandai Visual. TV Tokyo aired 12 episodes plus a recap from April 3 to June 26 1998. WOWOW then aired all 26 from Oct 23 1998 to Apr 23 1999. Listings give 24 minutes of content per episode in a 30 minute slot minus commercials. That gives 624 minutes for the full run, or 10 hours 24 minutes. Some databases show 25 minutes because they round to the slot. MyAnimeList lists 24 min per ep and 00:24:00 for Session 26. AniList lists 24 mins. This page uses 24 for all 26.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count for the first session, one holds the matching count for the second, one holds minutes. Try Session 1 against Session 26 to check equal slots. Try one session against the full run math to see 24 against 624.
Minutes here are content minutes, not the broadcast window with ads. The 30 minute TV slot minus commercials leaves 24 minutes. Anime News Network lists 25 minutes per episode as slot rounding. TheTVDB and aniSearch also show 25 for most rows. MyAnimeList, AniList and IMDb list 24. Session 26 is listed at 00:24:00 on MyAnimeList, so no longer finale value is used. Recap Session XX Mish-Mash Blues is not included because it is a recap outside the 26 sessions.
FAQ
How long is each Cowboy Bebop episode?
Each of the 26 sessions runs 24 minutes of content. MyAnimeList lists Duration 24 min per ep and 00:24:00 for Session 26.
Why do some sites list 25 minutes?
Anime News Network lists Running time 25 minutes per episode. TheTVDB also shows 25 for most rows. Those figures round the 30 minute broadcast slot.
How long is the full 26 episode run?
26 episodes at 24 minutes gives 624 minutes, or 10 hours 24 minutes.
How did the original broadcast run?
TV Tokyo aired 12 episodes plus recap Session XX from April 3 to June 26 1998. WOWOW aired all 26 from Oct 23 1998 to Apr 23 1999.
Sources
- MyAnimeList Cowboy Bebop TV 26 eps, Duration 24 min per ep; Episode 26 Duration 00:24:00
- AniList Cowboy Bebop: Episodes 26, Episode Duration 24 mins, Studios Sunrise, Producers Bandai Visual
- Anime News Network Cowboy Bebop TV: Running time 25 minutes per episode, 26 episodes, Oct 23 1998 to Apr 23 1999
- Wikipedia List of Cowboy Bebop episodes: 26 sessions with titles and WOWOW air dates
- Crunchyroll Cowboy Bebop: 26 episodes streaming listing; original TV anime by Sunrise
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 26 entries
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